Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Guideline Update

ECG Challenges| June 15 2020 Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Guideline Update Karen M. Marzlin, DNP, CCNS, ACNPC-AG, CCRN-CMC, CHFN Karen M. Marzlin, DNP, CCNS, ACNPC-AG, CCRN-CMC, CHFN Department Editor Karen M. Marzlin is Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Aultman Hospital; Adjunct Faculty, Malone University; and Owner/Author/Educator/Consultant, Key Choice/Cardiovascular Nursing Education Associates, 4565 Venus Rd, Uniontown, OH 44685 (Karen@cardionursing.com). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar AACN Adv Crit Care (2020) 31 (2): 221–227. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2020586 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Citation Karen M. Marzlin; Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death Guideline Update. AACN Adv Crit Care 15 June 2020; 31 (2): 221–227. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2020586 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAACN Advanced Critical Care Search Advanced Search The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and Heart Rhythm Society collectively publish guidelines on the management of cardiac arrhythmias. This column will highlight key recommendations from the Guideline for Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death1 and discuss the clinical implications for nurses. The recommendations contained in this guideline are vast in scope and range from diagnostic testing to pharmacological and device-based treatments. This column will highlight selected class I recommendations (actions that are indicated, beneficial, effective, and should be done) and class III recommendations (actions that are associated with potential harm and should not be performed). A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) should be the first diagnostic test for any patient in a stable wide complex tachycardia. Clinicians use ECG results to determine the etiology of wide complex tachycardia by assessing the cardiac axis and...